hyoid
Hyoid can refer to a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles. Hyoid is also used as adjective, with meanings including of or relating to the hyoid bone.
Length
5
Scrabble
12
WWF
10
Starts
HY
Ends
OID
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “HYOID” Mean?
/ˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/
hyoid has 2 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 senseof or relating to the hyoid bone
Noun
1 sensea U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
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Definition
of or relating to the hyoid bone
Length
5 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
D
Vowels
2
Consonants
3
Letters
H, Y, O, I, D
Use Case
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★☆HYOID has a Scrabble score of 12. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★★★☆HYOID is a five-letter word, so it can be considered in Wordle-style solving. It includes common vowel information that can help narrow guesses.
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★★★★☆HYOID can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 5-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
5
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDE
CV Pattern
CCVVC
Vowel Share
40%
Consonant Share
60%
Bigrams
HY, YO, OI, ID
Trigrams
HYO, YOI, OID
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